by lewsauder | Jan 13, 2016 | Career Management
I once worked for a man that had a defined process for everything. He tracked everything with a spreadsheet. Everyone was expected to follow all of his processes to the letter. People became so bogged down following process that they got little else done. It was also...
by lewsauder | Dec 16, 2015 | Career Management
We’ve all heard of back seat drivers. They sit in the car and criticize the driver. They tell the driver when to turn, when to slow down, and when to speed up. Not all passengers are like that. Some just sit back, close their eyes and nap through the ride. It is...
by lewsauder | Dec 2, 2015 | Planning
I have a friend who is a really good sales person. He is also very entrepreneurial. He has worked for other people for a number of years, but I’ve always been impressed by how he approaches his work like it is his own business. It shows commitment. He has been talking...
by lewsauder | Nov 18, 2015 | Communication
How could he not understand what we’re doing? I couldn’t have made it more clearly to him. That feeling has probably gone through every project manager’s mind at one time or another. You have developed what seems like an easy concept in your mind. You quickly relay...
by lewsauder | Nov 4, 2015 | Stakeholder Management
Looking back at every project in which I’ve been involved, I’ve seen successes and failures. There are many reasons for each outcome. But I believe the reason with the most correlation is business alignment. To align IT with the business is one of the most critical...
